Tag.



PATENTED APR. 11, 1905. P. BAGHMANN-- TAG. APPLICATION FILED 00T;zz,1904.

Mmc/nica I' I wh-mo co UNITED STATES Patented April 11, 190s.

PATENT OFFICE.

TAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 786,943, dated April11, 1905.

Application filed October 22, 1904. Serial No. 229,540.

T0 all whom t 10i/Qty concern,.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK BAcI-IMANN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Oota Brilliant, in the county of Campbell and Stateof Kentucky, have invented certain newfand useful-Improvements in Tags,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of. laundry-tag formed of thiniieXible metal adapted to bend over the edge and embrace the article tobe identified.'

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a metallic blank for atag to be covered with muslin or other material with fasteningpoints sodisposed that they hold the covering securely7 in place when the tag isfolded down upon itself, also to provide guards upon the blank whichprevent tearing of the cloth attached thereto.

The features of my inventionare more fully set forth in the descriptionof the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, inwhich- Figure l is a perspective View of the inside of the tag with thecovering or marking fabric removed. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of thetag with the covering or marking fabric applied. Fig. 3 is a sideelevationvof the tag partly bent over upon the article shown in dottedlines. Fig. 4 is a side-elevation of the tag in the complete foldedposition. Forconvenience of illustration the covering or Inarking fabrichas been omitted from the tag in,

Figs 3 and 4. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the tag reduced in size andattached to an article.

A represents the blank formed of sheet metal and provided with thefollowing features:

a represents V-notch'es located centrally on the edges of the blank,determining the line of' bending. 4

b b represent guards formed by turning up edges of the metal. In thepreferred form t'ne inner edges are inclined backward, forming pointswhich prevent the tag from being pulled off of the goods when bent overand clamped upon the goods.

c o represent burs formed on the inner face of the tag, which in theselected instance form the outline of the letter K, formed by slittingthe metal and bending the bur formation upwardly, forming projectingtangs OZ in the bod y of the tag, as shown in Fig. l.

After the blank has been formed a thin piece of muslin is drawn aroundthe same, one end being'secured to the tangs Z and the opposite endsdrawn around the tag and pierced by the burs c. The burs are thenpressed vdownward, drawing the cloth taut around the tag and securelyholding the same in position` thereon. This performs a twofold functionin that of a marking medium, and, further, to prevent any corrosion orrust stains (as the tag is generally made of tin) from getting 4 ontothe goods to be marked or identified, and the tag being generallyemployed for laundry purposes is limmersed in water which containscleaning iiuids, which readily attack a metal tag. The covering ormarking fabric passing over the guards prevents the sharp edges fromtearing the goods identified by the tag.

The tag is attached to an article asfollows: The goods is placed overthe body portion A, the edges of which goods come in a line with theV-shaped notches a, when the portion A of the tag is bent over andpasses between the tangs h, the portion A of the tag being of smallerwidth than the remaining portion of the tag. The portion A presses downupon the cloth or article to be marked and holds the same securelythereto against lateral pull, while the tangs'b hold the same againstforward or outward pull. A laundry mark or vdesignation, as shown inFig. 5 by mark K20, is

marked upon the covering fabric e after the tag is prepared and placedupon the article.

This tag can be readily and conveniently applied and removed withoutdanger ofitearing the cloth. t

Having described my invention, I claiml. A marking-tag formed of a.thin'metal blank adapted to be doubled over'on itself, forming atwo-limbed clamp and provided `with folded guards formed on the sideedges IOO the inner edge of said guards being rearwardly inclined,substantially as described.

3. A marking-tag formed of thin exible metal bent over to form atwo-liinbed clamp,

projecting tangs formed in the two limbs, central notches in the metalblank at the line of bending and guards on one limb between which theopposite limb is adapted to fold, substantially as described.

4;. A marking-tag made of a flexible metal blank havinginwardly-projecting guards at the side edges on one end thereof andcovered with a lining, the opposite end being adapted to be bent overupon the goods and between the said guards, substantially as described.I5

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

FREDERICK BACHMANN.

Witnesses:

OLIVER B. KAIsER, L. BECK.

